Monthly Archives: May 2011

Jenn Mitchell’s boyfriend, Ross, came running into the bedroom where she was sleeping, woke her up and shoved her laptop toward her. There on the screen she saw a Manx cat that looked like an identical twin to their beloved Cheeba, who they’d had to have euthanized a few days …

Read how Ranger’s mom Emily describes the lovable Pit Bull. The Pit Bull sat quietly next to the block wall of his kennel, watching as Emily Richardson and her boyfriend visited with dogs at Redlands (CA) Animal Shelter they had seen on Petfinder.com. It was about a month after Emily’s …

It’s day three in Morehead, Kentucky on our Rescue U trip to help Rowan County Animal Shelter. We’ve made a lot of progress and managed to dodge any significant weather-related delays. The outdoor kennel roofs are framed, fencing is going up, the shelter roof is repaired and dog beds and …

Senior pets, like people, can suffer mental decline that is not considered a normal part of aging. Last time we wrote about how one form of dementia — cognitive dysfunction syndrome or CDS — can be delayed or prevented with thinking games. This week we’re looking at how a change …

It was recently revealed that the prescription drugs Americans spend the most money on are (in this order): Lipitor, Nexium, Plavix, Advair Diskus and Abilify. Thinkstock And this week, Pet Poison Helpline released a look at how those medications affect cats and dogs — because pets have a tendency to …

A dog at the Rowan County Animal Shelter (photo: Liz Neuschatz) After a long travel day full of weather-related flight delays, I made it to Morehead, KY, and met up with the students and volunteers who are here for our Rescue U program. We headed out early this morning to …

Here’s another great found-pet reunion story from our partner, HomeAgain. Learn more about the benefits of registering your pet’s microchip with HomeAgain. Bishop dashed out the front door Bishop’s mom was on vacation when she received an unhappy text from her husband: Bishop had dashed out the door and was …

Our friends at the American Humane Association are giving heroic pets a chance to shine in this year’s Hero Dog Awards. Each nominee is playing to win up to $10,000 for his or her favorite charity. These four are Petfinder alumni, and we couldn’t be prouder! Read their stories below, …

Few things strike fear in the hearts of cat parents like a trip to the vet — and the result, too often, is that our cats get inadequate healthcare. In fact, cat advocacy group the Catalyst Council estimates that cats go to the vet less than half as often as …